Salvitor M Novarra

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media-47568.jpeg UPL 47568 Pilot, Si Seigel, Co-Pilot William J. Hole, Navigator Raymond A Patulski, Togglier Charles W. Sandusky, Radio Operator Gunner Maurice D. Carpenter, Engineer Gunner John J. Caffrey, BT Gunner Salvitor M. Novarra, Waist Gunner Frank Stockton (kneeling with German rifle), Tail Gunner Dale C. Tyler.
Hutchinson & Cortright

Hutchinson & Cortright

Object Number - UPL 47568 - Pilot, Si Seigel, Co-Pilot William J. Hole, Navigator Raymond A Patulski, Togglier Charles W. Sandusky, Radio Operator Gunner Maurice D. Carpenter,...

Crash landed in Poland on 3 February 1945 in B-17 #43-38150. Returned to base 17 March 1945. 28 missions.



Crash landed B-17 #43-38150 behind Soviet lines at small airfield at Reczyn, Poland, about 50 miles northwest of Warsaw on 3 February 1945. Crew returned to base 17 March 1945. 28 missions.



Member of Spiegel crew

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The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Giddy
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group

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Born

Chicago, Illinois 15 June 1920

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 12238

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